Mexico city (Sputnik) – Venezuela land for three months, all flights in and out of the country by the Copa airline of Panama, the national civil aviation Institute (INAC) said on Thursday.
The suspension takes effect Friday, April 6, and may be extended as “measures for the support of the Venezuelan financial system,” the civil aviation authority said in a statement.
Earlier in the day the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Panama announced the recall of its Ambassador to Venezuela and ask the country to do the same.
This is done in accordance with the decision of Venezuela to suspend for 90 days all commercial relations with the Panamanian officials and firms in retaliation for the entry of its President, Nicolas Maduro, and several high-ranking officials on the wanted list for money laundering.
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Panama, described the reaction of Venezuela as a “political reaction, there is not enough food and taken outside the framework of international law.” The authorities will assess their impact and determine further action, he said.
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